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BrainUp works tirelessly with patients, families, physicians and research professionals to find a cure to brain cancer. BrainUp reassures patients and family members that they are not alone, and activate community involvement and engagement through fundraising events.

Braven supports underrepresented students from college to career by partnering directly with universities to offer a two-part experience that begins with a semester-long course that counts towards degree completion and is followed by a post-course experience that lasts through graduation

In Chicago’s East Garfield Park, where disinvestment has left the neighborhood devoid of opportunity and full of broken dreams, Breakthrough is restoring the broken networks of youth and families and empowering adults in the community to achieve self-sufficiency and break the cycle of poverty.

We are the only public charity in Illinois implementing and expanding programs that address the urgent, unmet needs of low-income children in new and meaningful ways, while also contributing to the creation of long-term solutions that increase equity and access to quality support and services.

Buddies Through Baseball is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity that pairs a Chicago-area child of need with a mentor who helps them with a subject in school and takes them to Cubs games throughout the season while serving as a positive role model in their life.

We are a Christian based, results-driven, after-school program that helps at-risk youth have abundant life. We are looking for people who love the Lord and love helping kids, to join us in the after-school hours to make a difference for kids.

By The Hand is a Chicago-based, after-school program that takes kids by the hand and walks with them through college, emphasizing academic excellence while nurturing the whole child—mind, body and soul.

CARPLS is Cook County's largest provider of free legal services. We help more than 50,000 low- and moderate-income residents a year as they seek to resolve common legal problems.
We help everyday people find everyday justice via our telephone hotline and four court-based advice desks.